retro week! - la mer

so, i've decided this week is RETRO WEEK! hooray! i love retro music! i once dated a guy who said he hated frank sinatra, and all i could think was, "you and i will never work. who the hell hates frank sinatra? idiots, that's who." sure enough, he's history and the first dance the husband and i ever had was to a frank sinatra song. but! today is not about frank - he'll come later. today is all about kevin kline.

yes, i said kevin kline.



i've always had a soft spot for kline - i don't really know why. maybe it's because when i was young, i adored the pirates of penzance (still do!). maybe it's because the guy is really talented - funny, a good actor, and has a voice that could melt butter. case in point: la mer, the french version of beyond the sea he did for french kiss.

oh, SWOON, friends. this song is absolutely magnifique. and, just like it's impossible to resist someone speaking with a british or australian accent, it's impossible to resist a song sang in french. especially one as beautiful as la mer:

la mer
qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
a des reflets d'argent
la mer
des reflets changeants
sous la pluie

la mer
au ciel d'ete confond
ses blancs moutons
avec les anges si purs
la mer bergere d'azur
infinie

voyez
pres des etangs
ces grands roseaux mouilles
voyez
ces oiseaux blancs
et ces maisons rouillees

la mer
les a berces
le long des golfes clairs
et d'une chanson d'amour
la mer
a berce mon coeur pour la vie

c'mon. you know you wish you were in paris right now. i know i do!

(mp3) la mer by kevin kline